System for loading and unloading ISO-containers from ships, comprises tower crane with lifting unit mounted on swiveling seaward section of boom and rails on landward section of boom, along which grabs move

摘要

The system comprises a tower crane with a boom made up of fixed landward (1.6) and seaward (1.4) sections and a swiveling seaward section (1.5) This carries a lifting unit (11). Rails (7, 8) are mounted on the landward section of the boom, along which grabs (9, 10) move. Independent claims are included for: (a) a method for unloading ISO-containers from ships using the system; and (b) a method for loading ships with ISO-containers using the system.